liquidation
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liq·ui·date
(lĭk′wĭ-dāt′)v. liq·ui·dat·ed, liq·ui·dat·ing, liq·ui·dates
v.tr.
1.
a. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
b. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
2. To convert (assets) into cash.
3. To eliminate, especially by killing.
v.intr.
1. To settle a debt, claim, or obligation.
2. To settle the affairs of a business or estate by disposing of its assets and liabilities.
[Late Latin liquidāre, liquidāt-, to melt, from Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid.]
liq′ui·da′tion n.
liq′ui·da′tor n.
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liquidation
(ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən)n
1. (Commerce)
a. the process of terminating the affairs of a business firm, etc, by realizing its assets to discharge its liabilities
b. the state of a business firm, etc, having its affairs so terminated (esp in the phrase to go into liquidation)
2. destruction; elimination
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liq•ui•da•tion
(ˌlɪk wɪˈdeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the process of liquidating.
2. the state of being liquidated.
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liquidation
The dissolution of a company such that its assets are made liquid (converted into cash) in order to pay any debts and the remainder is distributed among the companies shareholders.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() viaticus settlement, viatical settlement - sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder |
2. | liquidation - the act of exterminating destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | |
3. | liquidation - the murder of a competitor |
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liquidation
noun1. The act or process of eliminating:
2. Utter destruction:
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liquid
(ˈlikwid) adjective noun a substance which flows, like water. a clear liquid.líquido
liquefy (ˈlikwifai) verb to make or become liquid. The butter had liquefied in the heat.licuar
ˈliquidate (-deit) verb1. to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue). liquidar
2. to get rid of. liquidar
ˌliquiˈdation nounˈliquidator nounˈliquidize, ˈliquidise verb to make (food etc) into a liquid or semi-liquid substance by grinding it up in a liquidizer. licuar
ˈliquidizer, ˈliquidiser noun an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food. licuadora
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